Pierre Lewis (born 1 August 1985 in Reading, Berkshire

Reading, Berkshire

Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....

) is a British

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

Early life

Born Pierre Lewis in Berkshire

Berkshire

Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...

, Lewis left military college Pangbourne College

Pangbourne College

Pangbourne College is a coeducational independent school located in the civil parish of Pangbourne, just South West of the village, in the English County of Berkshire....

 following his GCSE exams to spend time working on his music in London

London

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 and Orlando Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

, recording his debut album release Mindset.

Music career

Lewis is inspired by 60s crooner

Crooner

Crooner is an American epithet given to male singers of pop standards, mostly from the Great American Songbook, either backed by a full orchestra, a big band or by a piano. Originally it was an ironic term denoting an emphatically sentimental, often emotional singing style made possible by the use...

s such as Burt Bacharach

Burt Bacharach

Burt F. Bacharach is an American pianist, composer and music producer. He is known for his popular hit songs and compositions from the mid-1950s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David. Many of their hits were produced specifically for, and performed by, Dionne Warwick...

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In 2008, Lewis released his debut single 'Broken' which went to no.6 in the UK Club Charts and No.1 in Music Week's Breakers Chart. His debut album – Mindset originally entitled 'Letter on the door' now re-titled 'mindset' – was produced by Aaron Acceta, Joe Laurence and Pierre, with remix

Remix

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es by Joe 90

Joe 90 (band)

Joe 90 is an alternative rock band, which was formed from the group Gods Child, based in New York City, and was later relocated to Los Angeles...

 and Lauren Pope

Lauren Pope

Lauren "Popey" Pope is an English glamour model, disc jockey, music producer and entrepreneur. She appears in the ITV2 show The Only Way Is Essex....

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In 2008 Lewis supported R&B recording artist Taio Cruz

Taio Cruz

Taio Cruz is a British singer-songwriter, record producer, occasional rapper, and entrepreneur. In 2008, he released his debut album Departure, which Cruz wrote, arranged and produced himself. It achieved initial success in the UK and earned him a MOBO Award nomination...

 on one date of his UK club tour.

Lewis co-runs music publishing company Ellis & Lewis Publishing; a division of Colonel Music.

Charity Work and affiliations

Pierre's performed for and supported various causes and Charities, including Donna's Dream House, C.H.A.N.Ts community enterprise (patron.

Pierre has also been involved in various UK campaigns aimed at youth including: Crimestoppers

Crimestoppers

Crime Stoppers or Crimestoppers is a program separate from the emergency telephone number system, that allows a member of the community to provide anonymous information about criminal activity. It thereby allows the person to provide crime solving assistance to the authorities without being...

 Event, Amelix / Kent Police's Safer Spring school tour & C.H.A.N.T's Alcohol Awareness campaign.

Also affected by the condition, Pierre is a keen campaigner for Dyslexia

Dyslexia

Dyslexia is a very broad term defining a learning disability that impairs a person's fluency or comprehension accuracy in being able to read, and which can manifest itself as a difficulty with phonological awareness, phonological decoding, orthographic coding, auditory short-term memory, or rapid...

 awareness, writing various articles for teen e-zines and being a keen ambassador for a better public understanding of the condition.

Personal life

Pierre has linked in the press to various high profile women including The Duchess of Cambridge and socialite Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton

Paris Whitney Hilton is an American businesswoman, heiress, and socialite. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton . Hilton is known for her controversial participation in a sex tape in 2003, and appearance on the television series The Simple Life alongside fellow socialite and childhood...

  Noted amongst his diverse inner circle of close friends, Paranormalist Uri Geller

Uri Geller

Uri Geller is a self-proclaimed psychic known for his trademark television performances of spoon bending and other supposed psychic effects. Throughout the years, Geller has been accused of using simple conjuring tricks to achieve the effects of psychokinesis and telepathy...

 and Actor Kenny Lynch

Kenny Lynch

Kenny Lynch, OBE is an English singer, songwriter, entertainer and actor from London. Lynch appeared in many variety shows in the 1960s...

 through to Supermodel Sophie Anderton

Sophie Anderton

Sophie Anderton is an English model and reality television personality.-Early life:Anderton attended Redland High School for Girls in Bristol between 1988 and 1993...

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Singles

Single	Released
"Broken"	November 10, 2008
"Going"

Music Videos

Year	Title	Director
2008	"Broken"	Dion Hawley
2009	"Going"	Adam Coop
2011	"Out of my Mind"	Sam Evans

Tours

• Broken Tour (2008) Headline act
• Amelix / Kent Police Tour (2009) Headline act
• Shine School Tour (2009) Promoting music in learning
• Go with the flow Tour (2009) Headline act

External links

• Official website